Oil painting version of a Van Gogh much loved classic! – as a younger artist I loved to re-paint awesome work by some of my favorite artists (as if its easy to do!). To say I was a big fan of Van G would be an understatement at the least; if I had more time on my hands I would doubtless like to re-paint as many of his pictures as possible.
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Trying to recreate a painting like this is never going to be easy, the best we can do is study the original painting, make colour sketches and try to inject a little of our own expression as well.
This painting presented a big challenge to me just because Van Gogh’s style of painting is so distinctive, I am not going to say I got it right (there are bits I’d love to try again) but; I recommend every artist to try to do this – because his way of painting is a joy to work with. Thick heavy brush strokes & loads of paint.. whats not to enjoy?!
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I think the real beauty of art is in the enjoyment of learning something new in each painting.
![van gogh closeup](https://seekerart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/daniel-mansfield-starry-nght-sky-van-gogh-detail1.jpg)
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
Van Gogh
![van gogh closeup hanging on wall](https://seekerart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/daniel-mansfield-starry-nght-sky-van-gogh-detail2-1.jpg)
![van gogh closeup](https://seekerart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/daniel-mansfield-starry-nght-sky-van-gogh-detail3-612x1024.jpg)
![daniel mansfield van gogh sketch](https://seekerart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a11-daniel-mansfield-van-gogh-sketch.jpg)